Awards
About
Adele is an experienced financial professional with over 30 years of expertise and a strong philosophy of putting her clients’ needs first. Well-versed in financial and tax planning, as well as investment management, she specializes in seeing the big picture and is adept at communicating this vision to her clients. Adele demonstrates a commitment of professional excellence, having attained some of the most respected designations in the profession – Chartered Financial Analyst™, Certified Financial Planner™ and Certified Public Accountant. A magna cum laude graduate of Christian Brothers College in Memphis, TN, she earned a degree in business administration and led the college basketball team as a point guard.
Adele began her career as a tax and audit associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC. She then joined BellSouth Corporation, amassing more than 15 years of valuable experience in a variety of capacities: she generated significant tax savings as a tax advisor, oversaw their financial business and planning process, and managed $5 billion of international equity investments for BellSouth’s pension plans. In 2008, she joined CPC Advisors as a Financial Advisor. Currently, as Senior Vice President, Adele serves on the investment committee, executive committee and is a principal of the firm.
In the community, Adele serves as a board member of The Wylde Center, a 501(c)(3) seeking to cultivate green spaces in Atlanta as well as Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential (GCAPP), a non-profit advancing adolescent health. She previously served as Chair and Treasurer on the board of Our House leading the organization’s strategic efforts in a successful merger with Genesis Shelter, doubling their mission’s reach. She is also a member of Raymond James Black Financial Advisors, Pride Financial Advisors Networks and formerly served on the prestigious Raymond James Women's Advisory Council.
In her free time, you will find her traveling in places like Italy or New Zealand, playing tennis or riding her motorcycle in the north Georgia mountains.
Charities
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CFP ® | Certified Financial Planner™
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., owns the certification marks above, which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements.
